Wednesday 14 July 2010

iPhone 4 Fiasco: No Easy Fixes For Apple

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July 14, 2010
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iPhone 4 Fiasco: No Easy Fixes For Apple Apple has dug itself into a deep hole with its iPhone 4 antenna debacle -- and the prospect of escaping with grace grows more difficult by the day.
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How the iPhone Could Bring Apple Down A return to blind arrogance could become Apple's Waterloo, and a greater threat than Android or Windows Phone 7.
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Consumer Reports Blasts Apple Over iPhone 4 -- Again Consumer Reports stepped up its advocacy for Apple iPhone 4 users with antenna problems by publicly stating that Apple -- not consumers -- should fix what it calls an antenna flaw.
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Picnik in Picasa: Hands On A step-by-step image editing test finds the best of both sites in Google's update of Picasa featuring Picnik tools.
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Google Unites Picnik and Picasa When viewing a photo in Picasa Web albums, users get a link that lets them crop, rotate, tweak and more in Picnik without any further sign-in process.
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Microsoft Lures Windows Phone 7 App Developers with Cash Playing catch-up with Apple's formidable app store, Microsoft is trying cash bonuses and app contests to promote Windows Phone 7.
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Microsoft Ends Support For Windows XP SP2 Microsoft on Tuesday officially retired Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the company's most significant service pack, several security experts said.
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Walmart Pushing Limited $199 Kinect Pre-Order Bundle Mega-retailer offers limited-time Kinect bundle and touts its upcoming made-for-TV movie featuring a Kinect product placement spot.
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Bluetooth Aids Thieves in Gas Station Credit-Card Scam Bluetooth wireless making it easy to retrieve stolen card numbers from gas pumps.
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HP Windows 7 Slate May Not Be Dead, After All Perhaps the HP Windows slate is alive, despite rumors and general suspicion due to HPs silence on the matter.
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Android App Inventor Democratizes Development The tool lets you build your own custom Android app simply by dragging and dropping code -- no technical knowledge required.
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RIM to Launch BlackBerry Tablet? An analyst reports seeing a Flash-supporting BlackBerry tablet under development.
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Apple iPhone Antenna Defenders Speak Out: Yeah, They Exist Not all pundits are quick to throw Apple under the bus because of reported iPhone 4 antenna problems.
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Google Loses Search Traffic to Yahoo and Bing: Analysis Bing and Yahoo saw gains when it comes to search market share in June as Google's numbers slid. Should Google be worried? No, and here's why.
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Microsoft Fixes Critical Bugs in Windows, Office Outlook vulnerability could be big, say researchers, but Google engineer's bug should be patched first.
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Motorola Droid X: Unique, or Just Another Smartphone? The Motorola Droid X, set for release on Thursday, may stand out from the pack of smartphones, including the iPhone 4.
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Ask the GeekTechers: Is the iPhone 4 'Death Grip' Recall-Worthy? Does the iPhone 4 so-called "death grip" warrant a recall? Read on to see what the GeekTech bloggers think, and join the discussion.
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Intel to Ramp up Sandy Bridge Faster Than Expected Intel's latest processor family, Sandy Bridge, will roll off production lines faster than expected due to rave reviews by customers, the company's CEO said.
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Sony NEX-VG10: An HD Camcorder With DSLR Brains The NEX-VG10 uses the same E-Mount lenses as Sony's Alpha NEX interchangeable-lens compact cameras, offering impressive versatility for $2000.
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